dr john kuhn you're the director and research fellow of the center for arms control of china institute of international studies and it's great to have you with us

today. so russia and china have found themselves recently in the same camp trying to prevent a possible military intervention into syria do you think it's a short lived partnership or maybe a greater strategic vision that could actually costs and quickly affect the distribution of power worldwide susan we shared the same response pretty well facing the same challenges that for example the lessons from libya case you know last year the military intervention by the western countries did give us less is ok to be safeguarded peace and stability. in the region the affairs so i'm sure of the two countries. can exchange the ideas to word the region the dispute to program and any conflict a war well you know one occasionally still here is that the western countries still may invade syria going around the un resolution like it has happened in iraq for

example what instruments to china and russia accept their common stand point on syria what other instruments do they have to actually prevent that from happening you know china has been very active in negotiations and in peaceful solution not only syria dispute but also you run nuclear you see you china this time actually is a major major i think china is acceptable to. all the parties concerned to iran to russia to the united states i to my knowledge you know there were several rounds of dialogue you know they. are ready to today you run and you can be sued and china change of attitude to be more active and this time because of china's position china's policy toward their

regional affairs more support more gas have to go to all the parties concerned and the other issues that china and russia are commonly worried about is of course the american anti-missile defense system we're hearing about the united nations united states plans to actually feel it's an early warning radar in south japan and at the same time russia is increasingly worried about the united states plans to enhance its missile defense capabilities in europe do you think that china and russia could maybe come up with a joint reaction to this plan or each country should deal with that on their own you know i'm sure this is a question to your foreign minister where the china and russia can join together to establish our. missile defense system.

he didn't give me a direct answer maybe. because on the way for china and russia to call pretty in this regard for them political obstacles and the technical people is i don't think at this moment the two countries major to raise. prefer to share of their. information data you know. maybe russia would like to show that you formation with the united states because if you have a start treaty. but i think russia and china now are facing the same challenge the missile defense project you know started ten years ago twenty years ago actually. for your country of russian of chinese is a really bad program which we are deteriorating or destroy of the strategy you can display a stability and power that's how far you think you know states is willing to go in

confronting both russia and china in this issue. i think. by the united states from the two sides you know russia and china you know leave the same continent no. continent and from the europe a side you know the big pride of the. system you know some european countries and asia pacific region another side of the eurasian continent they deployed a different system you know alaska deployed to the difference systems in japan and south korea and even china taiwan so. the eurasian continent you know actually the big powers russia and china. in the eyes of the united states nowadays a major challenge in china jeez you know for the security so this time of the

united states just trying to contain the two countries of course missile defense is not only a military project i think it's a political project he's also a technical project so this time. i don't think of these two that is a good good per project for. the international relations at least moment you know the economic crisis and here is another huge topic that has actually got to everyone every now and and it has also undermined china still. and in chinese export demanding chinese export but on the other hand it's an opportunity for the chinese to invest so maybe could these for you this crisis be more an opportunity than a problem are the chinese attitude to word the european crises i mean financial crisis has been very cautious you know. there are a lot of us i mean our standard workshop and a lot of ideas whether china shoot you know financial support economic

support to the. b three nation of crises its own spears or the european countries but i think so far the chinese government has been very cautious through were these you know ideas i can give you another example you know trade neighboring countries japan you know we are now suffering the i don't dispute you know during the previous year but the choice between the two countries theory increasing human today on the back of this crisis when everyone's talking about a possible recession in european economy you hear people talk more and more about the fact that russia needs to turn to words to at this point so if that was to happen if russia was where to turn itself toward china.

how would that change the very face of the russian chinese relationship if we were to forge that economic time china actually has been the engine economy at least for thirty years so i think your policy to word asia pacific region especially toward china is a good choice you know in economic cooperation in trade we are being a bit too country that we are neighbors new certainly. good you know he called me you know we we are a trade with japan and we. increase very fast but i think a sign of russian you know economical relations. is. the relations of the trade with japan and so we have much room to do more call pretty soon the sort of gardening economy trade two questions

what's going to happen in china one thing president takes office next spring chinese vice president xi. to replace china's president right now who jintao and that's going to be a generational change really how small is do you think the whole transition will be actually this year is a power transition year in the war not on not only in china we are going to have the. congress you know conference. next month so the power transmission i think china we're not affect our policy our strategy you know . focus our attention to develop the economy to have a good neighbor who we all the neighboring countries and to have a stable relations with a large country with the united states and with european countries so i think.

when when he takes office in the next year i'm sure he will continue our policy no change no fundamental change for his policy but still he's considered to be a reformer and more open to the west than his predecessor i think his daughter is studying hard words he did not think there is going to be a new balance in chinese foreign policy under his presidency i'm sure this should be reform not only to me you know actually during the. previous thirty years we have focus our attention on economy but i have ping ping might have an opportunity to have some reform and opening up in china's politics you know maybe you know. this year we're a servant a sister. of the ministration you know. we various nabel from the central

government to the local government i've been and more democracy for the you know for the auditor people i think i'm sure when he came comes into the office and the new president of china then they should be reforms not only economy but also in part of he's in a democracy after taking tankard thank you very much for this interview you're welcome. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really can walk on the wild side. thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land and enterprising locals so the fruits of the forest by the side of nearly every road such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fishermen and provides

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a cup game was abandoned because the fans bad behavior scuffles broke out between the now moscow and talk radio supporters before their team's russia cup fifth round tie in the russian capital while the match was then hold for ten minutes in the first half after flares were thrown on to the picture told p.t.i. stadium and then abandoned altogether after fifteen minutes when the leading to one more flares were thrown on to the pitch the russian football union disciplinary committee is currently meeting with police to decide what action to take the game could be replayed and the teams find. well in other games holders through being suffered a shock to one defeat the minute he needs a huge go through to the last sixteen premier league leaders two years ago moscow avoided an upset with a narrow one nil win over to knock a mighty good free pass to mantle tedium of fear. got the better of la cosa reserves and rostov trash but i scanned their three one elsewhere crosses are

through after coming from behind to beat him meek as in key to a ten man bowled at their two kneel and then he does you netted the second half when that. beat you. while in england on their shopping go on the scoresheet during our six one thrashing of coventry in the. rand of the capital one cup munchkin r.c.p.t. new castle c one while hold is liverpool defeated west brom by the same scoreline i'm reading got the better of queens park rangers origin top number the other premier league sides to make it safely through. and in germany however thrashed nuremburg four one to extend their unbeaten home run to twenty one matches last go with the first the home side and on the half hour to bolt who thing made it to no. second half price from the young cone and finished the game off although to make sure they did get a consolation go to win me over to third in the bonus league five points behind me this by need. another football usually crane coachella blockin has strongly

defended his move to the nomic yeah the fifty nine year old has agreed a four year deal but will remain in charge of the national side for next month's two world cup qualifiers against moldova and montenegro a busy time for brought in who was once a striker at the narmer they welcome the knowledge to grab next week in the champions league but blocking says his new role within the club hurts no one believes. you when you traitor i said to the crucible federation that i could have finished the cycle with the national side. to buy a new two posts and yet again i'll coach you two you will serve no more international splay and i'll be preparing them to play for ukraine so i don't like the word traitor i didn't betray anyone. now there was a stunning comeback last night by the nominee in the k h l they managed to overturn a tuna with deficit at that bar before claiming victory in a shootout at bars had won their previous four games and must have thought that run

was going to continue when within the first ten minutes constantine cornea netted followed by a goal from banning static power to make it. but the norm is power play has been impressive this season one defenseman might seem for all the of paul the goal back . before constantine volkov tied it up midway through the second period alexander ovechkin got an assist on that goal was the first player to score in the shootout with magic of appeal claiming the decisive goal moments later despite the defeat at past a top of the eastern conference the narmer six in the west i found tennis maria sharapova has failed to reach the semifinals of the pacific open in tokyo losing in straight sets against australia was the but the russian fight rising till the end saving a string of magic points in a deciding tie break stones or when i play another russian now he's betrayed her for a place in the final she came from

a set down to beat is lisa me in her quarterfinal world number one victoria has a retard in her match against angelica the german will face the winner of the match between these could advance and caroline wozniacki. remark roy has played down the fact he's goals world number one going into this weekend's ryder cup the northern irishman insists he's just one player on the european team hold defend their title against the usa in chicago twenty three he's the youngest on the european team and the one with the most accolades having won four times this year including a major championship but mcelroy insists that doesn't burden him with extra pressure. this week i'm not the number one player in the world one person in a twelve month team you know i'm not you know it's a it's a team effort you know there's twelve guys all striving towards assume goal and you know i'm just part of up the usa certainly see him as

a major threat but they've also a few plays inform themselves no more so than brandt snedeker who beat mcelroy at the top championship last weekend to claim the ten million dollars fed ex cup and the american can't wait to take on the european. that's right now obviously an all time high you know. i'm playing the best off my career backed it up with taking a lead in the sunday last week and winning with only the first time i beat some best players in the world last weekend so i feel like my games need to be in friday morning at a quick enough not very far away from the medina cos a dream has come true for the greatest ever really in pain michael phelps is the legendary swimmer finally met his idol michael jordan after increasing his gold medal tally to a number precedented eighteen in london this summer phelps himself is an icon for many people but the twenty seven year old was rendered almost speechless when he was given a big hug by his basketball hero and six time and be a champion jordan during

a show on the golf channel in america as the two are in illinois at the moment to play golf on the sidelines of the ryder cup. well the russian basketball season tips off next week but before it gets underway three to scour stars took time out to give a master class the up and coming kids here in moscow with more is nicholai chokes. russia came home from the london olympics with a bronze medal the highest finish at the games since the breakup of the soviet union and to help the next generation perform even better russian champion see his car have helped to create the new dream team project which will work with the youth teams across the country to help develop young stars piers that has a go at all the case this is the only bronze you supposed to get the goal so our goal is always make a step forward and play there with the kids or they were going for the show on the desirable way of the game then would be said if they can win and the ridge the.

standard was a war thirty year old victor up a spent four years in the n.b.a. playing for portland trailblazers and that you can go balls before returning to russia in two thousand and eight to form a club series car who have been unbeaten russian champions for the past ten years and form a key part of the national side the forward was keen to impact his knowledge inspiring kids at this most sports school i mean you know just that was it but for me to take part in this master class with these stars is a big honor in the future i want to play beside them for c.s.k. or in the n.b.a. for the bigger teams join in korea about what fellow serious car and russia team makes sense alexander cone and point guard and so on punk rational both were just as eager to get involved with a country wide project and provide chances for kids to improve their skills that

players even in their mid twenty's were denied in their youth. but when i started playing basketball we had no so. projects as these when we were young our sports school used to take us to games and we worked as volunteers that was it clean the floors yes we got to watch the stars play for us that was surreal now everything has improved and the kids have opportunities to talk with the players and that's a big plus. so this new scheme in its first season offers rushing kids the chance to bridge the gap meet their heroes and live a technique the dream team idea might help not just to improve the next generation of russian players but might turn a limp bronze into a real dream team gold nickel or a child's our team or score then we will end with a machine that could help putting footballers become stars of the future defending german champions dortmund have unveiled this at their training ground it is called

the football lot of fires football football to a player who then has to hit an allocated target machine can send the ball to different speeds in height and there are a total of sixty four targets and after the workout players can get a printout of their performance dortmund are the first professional club to use it and the football what has been well received by play. one of the biggest clubs in the facility is create interest to repartition a ball you get in particular you can help you take a break in your division and opening up and looking for the target so that brings us to the end of the sport for the moment more in a couple. download the official ati application cellphone choose your language stream quality and

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